W+K’s Property, Construction and Energy team is now the largest of its kind

Four senior lawyers – Naraya Lamart (Partner), Edward Burrell (Special Counsel), Rachel White (Senior Associate) and Jacinta Fox (Senior Associate) have joined Wotton Kearney’s preeminent Property, Construction and Energy team. These appointments reflect the latest chapter in the team’s significant growth story over the past few years, which also includes two partner promotions in June […]

2021 Insurance Predictions Report

Wotton Kearney is pleased to provide our 2021 Insurance Predictions Report, looking at the major trends and issues we expect will remain in the spotlight for the insurance industry in our region this year. It’s no surprise that this report addresses some of the horizon issues that we expect to face in the wake of […]

COVID-19 Resource Centre

Wotton Kearney is committed to keeping our clients informed of the insurance and broader business implications of the coronavirus outbreak. With senior insurance law experts across major policy types and market sectors, we are well placed to provide advice and tailored support in product lines and claims areas we specialise in. On this page you […]

COVID-19: Implications for insurers – A Legalign Global Report

The significant impact of the coronavirus pandemic is being felt worldwide. For the insurance sector, the exposures created by the coronavirus are significant as an international event of this size and complexity carries a range of insurance risks, including first party and supply chain business interruption, event cancellation, travel and liability claims. Legalign Global’s alliance […]

Informed Insurance: 2020 Predictions Report

We are pleased to share our latest Legalign Global thought leadership publication, Informed Insurance: 2020 Predictions, which has been launched in our region today. Aimed at supporting the global insurance market in preparing for the opportunities and challenges ahead, the report includes over 80 predictions by senior lawyers at the Legalign Global alliance firms, including Wotton […]

Marsupial Miscalculation – obvious risk and the allocation of resources under the Civil Liability Act

Kempsey Shire Council v Five Star Medical Centre Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 308 In February 2014, a landing aircraft collided with a kangaroo at Kempsey Aerodrome and was damaged. The owners of the aircraft Five Star Medical Centre Pty Ltd sued the owner of the airport Kempsey Shire Council in the District Court of NSW. The […]

Balancing contractual intention and legislative rights: The case of the peripatetic pilots

As published in the November 2017 issue of Law Talk, the official magazine of the New Zealand Law Society. Wotton Kearney’s Auckland Partner Rebecca Scott and Solicitor Ines Shennan review the Supreme Court of New Zealand’s decision involving the termination of employment of two pilots on the grounds of retirement age in Brown & Anor […]

Shippers to ensure air carriers informed of special handling requirements for sensitive cargo

Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd v Principle International Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 216 What you need to know Shippers/exporters must exercise care to comply with their regulatory requirements for cargo handling and ensure the air carrier is informed of any known special carrying conditions or instructions – such as positioning of cargo in the hold. […]

What is sufficient knowledge for the purpose of a road authority’s immunity from civil liability?

The NSW Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Nightingale v Blacktown City Council [2015] NSWCA 423 has provided increased certainty of the level of “actual knowledge” of a risk that must be established in order to defeat a section 45 defence. The case has significant ramifications for plaintiffs seeking to sue road authorities. In order […]